Nine McGill researchers among recent CRCs announced

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Research fields range from green chemistry to the history of health policy

Published: 15Mar2013

Nine McGill researchers are among the recipients of the newly awarded and renewed Canada Research Chairs announced today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) at Western University in London, Ontario.

Six McGill chairs have been renewed, and three new chairs added for a total of $9 million dollars awarded to McGill for research in fields ranging from green chemistry to the history of health policy. In total, the federal government announced today 120 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 39 Canadian postsecondary institutions across the country, for a total of $90.6 million.

The investment announced today also includes an additional $4.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for research infrastructure across the country associated with the new Chair awards.

“The Government of Canada’s top priority is creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” said Minister of State Goodyear. “We are committed to fostering innovation through programs like the Canada Research Chairs, which allows researchers to address challenges in areas of health, technology, society, education and economy, among others, and to translate these ideas into processes, policies and products that improve the lives of Canadians.”

The Canada Research Chairs program stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work.

The McGill researchers who are among the most recent Canada Research Chairs announced today are:

Lauren ChapmanCanada Research Chair in Respiratory Ecology and Aquatic ConservationDept. of BiologyRenewal

Shelley ClarkCanada Research Chair in Youth, Gender, and Global HealthDept. of SociologyRenewal

Samer FarajCanada Research Chair in Technology, Management, and HealthcareDesaultels Faculty of ManagementRenewal

Victoria KaspiCanada Research Chair in Observational AstrophysicsDepartment of PhysicsRenewal

Stephanie LehouxCanada Research Chair in Cardiovascular PhysiologyFaculty of Medicine, Division of Experimental MedicineRenewal

Audrey MooresCanada Research Chair in Green ChemistryDept. of ChemistryRenewal

Gerhard MulthaupCanada Research Chair in Molecular PharmacologyDept. of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsNew

Hanadi SleimanCanada Research Chair in DNA NanoscienceDept. of ChemistryNew

David WrightCanada Research Chair in the History of Health PolicyDept. of HistoryNew